Andy Ngo: Unmasked, Inside Antifa
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro and sponsors
1:03 – Andy Ngo on his book Unmasked, and how to say antifa
4:00 – Is antifa an idea or an organization?
8:37 – How 2016 pushed antifa toward the mainstream
10:58 – Lou at the 2017 inauguration protests
12:19 – Richard Spencer, punch a Nazi, and political violence
18:27 – The 2019 Portland attack on Ngo
20:28 – Why no one in antifa condemns the violence
22:29 – Calling it a riot, and the Wall of Moms
24:57 – Escalating harassment and a brain hemorrhage
27:04 – Staying safe and leaving Portland
29:30 – Objectivity after being attacked
33:33 – The Proud Boys and misleading coverage
39:12 – Portland's 2018 hate crime panic
41:47 – The siren call of victimhood and Jussie Smollett
43:30 – Anti-Asian hate crimes, Atlanta, and Boulder
49:44 – Antisemitic attacks in New York and Jersey City
52:28 – A neo-Nazi on Minds and online radicalization
55:25 – What's next for antifa and the Bristol riots
59:18 – The Chauvin trial and narratives before facts
1:02:10 – Where to find Andy Ngo and wrap-up
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Andy Ngo joins Lou to talk about his book Unmasked, whether antifa is an idea or an organization, the 2019 attack on him in Portland, and why no one in antifa condemns the violence.
We also get into how to say antifa, how 2016 pushed it toward the mainstream, Lou at the 2017 inauguration protests, Richard Spencer and "punch a Nazi," the Wall of Moms, a brain hemorrhage and leaving Portland, staying objective after being attacked, the Proud Boys, Jussie Smollett and the siren call of victimhood, anti-Asian hate crimes, the Bristol riots, and the Chauvin trial.